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In Kailah's class the ratio of girls to boys is 13 to 8. If there were 16 boys, how many girls will there be?

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i think 22.
there are 5 more girls than boy with 13:8
User Dave Kidder
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Answer:

I believe that the answer is 26

Explanation:

The ratio of girls to boys is 13 to 8 so there are 13 girls for every 8 boys so if there are 16 boys (8X2) then there are 26 girls (13X2)

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